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WorksheetsRiver Dynasties in China
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 3600secs
The fertile yellow soil found in the Huang He River (also known as the Yellow River) is called
loess
feudalism
zhou
clay
shang dang
The Chinese writing used on oracle bones is also known as
pictographic writing
Sumerian writing
hierogyphics
modern writing
What family obligations did a Chinese person have?
to respect and obey older people
to have at least three children
to sacrifice an animal to the gods every month
all of the options are correct
to know how to read and write
In Ancient China, a priest would write questions on animal bones and turtle shells in order to ask advice from the gods.
What is the name of the object where the questions were scratched on?
an oracle bone
a magic shell
the philosopher's stone
a wizard wand
a pictograph
Feudalism is a political system based on
land holding
gold commerce
warrior training
religious rituals
Three important geographical features associated to Ancient China are:
The Chiang Jiang river, the Gobi Desert and the Yellow sea
The Tigris river, the Persian Gulf and the Caspian sea
The Mozambique Chanel, the Zambezi river and the Cape Ambre
The Ganges river, the Great Indian Desert and the Himalaya Mountains
The Magdalena river, the Tatacoa Desert and the Andes Mountains
An environmental challenge that the Ancient Chinese civilization had to face was:
floods from the Huang He river
tropical storms from the East
earthquakes and Tsunamis
all of the options are correct
What does "dynasty" mean?
A government system based on family and inheritance
A government system based on democracy and citizenship
A political system based on violence
A political system based on military action
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
The belief that rulers are changed by the gods based on their behavior
A group of politicians in charge of important decisions
A set of Greek myths that explain natural disasters around the world
The territory where the emperors lived
"The disadvantage of the Chinese writing system was the enormous number of written characters to be memorized—a different one for each unit of language. A person needed to know over 1,500 characters to be barely literate. To be a true scholar, one needed to know at least 10,000 characters." (p. 53)
Four keywords from this fragment are:
writing system, characters, literate, scholar
Chinese, memorized, person, barely
disadvantage, enormous, 1.500, 10.000
was, different, needed, know
"The Chinese believed that the spirits of ancestors had the power to bring good fortune or disaster. They did not see these spirits as mighty gods. Rather, the spirits were more like troublesome or helpful neighbors who demanded attention. Every family paid respect to the father’s ancestors and made sacrifices in their honor." (p. 52)
The following are NOT keywords:
ancestors, spirits
family, religion
sacrifice, mighty gods
believed, troublesome
"The Mandate of Heaven became central to the Chinese view of government. Floods, riots, and other calamities might be signs that the ancestral spirits were displeased with a king’s rule. In that case, the Mandate of Heaven might pass to another noble family. This was the Chinese explanation for rebellion, civil war, and the rise of a new dynasty." (p. 54)
What concept is being explained in this text?
the dynastic cycle
feudalism
politheism
pictographic writing
the oracle bone
